Lane 2 Fire
Location: ~50 N of Phoenix on Hwy 17, community of Crown King, Yavapai Co. AZ
Specific Location: Lat 34° 10′ 25″ Lon 112° 20′ 23″
Date of Origin: 06/28/08
Cause: human
Situation as of 07/07/08 6:00 aM
Total Personnel: 299
Size: 9,629 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $5,143,321
Structures Destroyed: 5 residences , 1 comercial building , 12 outbuildings
Lorena Gulch and Horsethief Basin area remained closed as powerlines are being reconstructed and hazards mitigated. Rehabilitation work progressing across the eastern and southern divisions of the fire. Resources compiled final count of structures damaged.
Fire area received precipitation last night. Incident Command will be transferred back to the local unit at 18:00.
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Situation as of 07/05/08 8:00 AM
Total Personnel: 585
Size: 10,100 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
11 Structures destroyed. Increase in the number of destroyed structure were due to yesterday’s discovery; they were burned on 6/29 (the first day of the fire). APS restored power to the community of Crown King; and Wild Flower and Towers infrastructure sites on 7/2. Mop-up and patrol area surrounding the communities of Crown King and Horsethief Basin Summer Homes. Contingency line is in-place south of Horsethief Basin Summer Homes (DIV D) and ready for burnout if fire growth warrants.
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Situation as of 07/03/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 608
Size: 9,600 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $2,900,239
Structures Destroyed: 3 residences , 4 outbuildings
Extreme fire behavior on the eastern flank (DIV C). Moderate fire on southern flank (DIV’s D and Y).
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Situation as of 07/02/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 646
Size: 7,580 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $1,961,501
Structures Threatened: 291 residences, 10 commercial, 274 outbuildings. Structures Destroyed: 3 residences, 4 outbuildings.
Plume over fire developed at 1000 due to limited inversion and extreme fire behavior. East flank terrain driven running crown fire in the drainage south of Twin Peaks (2 miles NE of Horsethief Basin Summer Homes).
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Situation as of 07/02/08 8:30 AM
Total Personnel: 447
Size: 7,200 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Extreme fire behavior on the eastern flank due to winds from afternoon thunder cells, and hot and dry conditions. Spotting and running fires in dead ponderosa pine. Fire perimeter expanded on eastern flank and moving towards the ridge above Horsethief Basin Summer Homes.
There will be a community meeting at Mayer Recreation Center today.
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Situation as of 06/30/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 264
Size: 5,300 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Evacuation Center at Mayer High School in Spring Valley.
Area road blocks were established to limit traffic to the area on Senator Highway at Goodwin and at the Crown King Road at Cleator. Powerlines were deactivated to the Crown King area to include the citical infrastructure on Towers Mountain and Wildflower Mountain.
Continual threat to Crown King with fire approaching community from Poland Creek Basin to the east.
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Situation as of 06/29/08 11:00 PM
Total Personnel: 77
Size: 500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Community of Crown King evacuated. Evacuation Center set up at Spring Valley High School.
Structures Threatened: 430 PRIM , 10 COMM , 100 OUTB
Terrain and wind driven fire. Torching and spotting up to 1/4 mile. Fire spread in all directions.
